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You’ve been injured in an accident.  The accident was caused by someone else, so you have a claim against that person’s insurance company.
The full extent of your injuries may not be obvious immediately after an accident. Some people may feel that they did not sustain a serious injury, only to discover weeks or months later [...]

Statistically, most cases settle voluntarily, and without having to go to trial. Trials take time, are expensive and take a lot of work. They can also produce unexpected outcomes. From a professional standpoint, an experienced personal injury lawyer may want to take a case to trial — but the decision to go to trial is [...]

Ahhhh yes….. the most common question we receive at Davis Law Group, when it comes to representing accident victims who pursue claims for compensation as a result of personal injury.  That is the $64,000 question.
Sorry to disappoint but…… my stock answer is usually, “It depends…”  Depends on what?  Well, many things really.  In any given [...]

Many people are surprised to hear a lawyer tell you that not every case needs an attorney.  But it’s true.  There are many cases where a person can do just fine resolving the claim on their own.
There are some lawyers who disagree with me.  These lawyers will tell you that you should ALWAYS call a [...]

The authorities in Finley, Washington reported that a 9-year-old boy was viciously attacked by a neighbor’s dog while walking home.  The boy’s mother, Shanda Reed, reports that the dog was a border collie mix.  The wound was to the boy’s face, and was quite serious.  The Benton County Sheriff’s office states that the boy is [...]

Here at Davis Law Group, we represent a lot of accident victims involving children.  These are tragic cases because the victims are so young and vulnerable.  What most parents don’t know is that Washington law requires that all child injury settlements must be approved by the Superior Court.
 
 Washington’s law states that in every settlement of [...]

The owner of a dangerous dog, Travis Dean Cunningham, 36, recently pled guilty to owing two dangerous dogs and possessing a firearm in a separate case. 
Cunningham owned two pit bulls.  On September 8, 2008, the dogs attacked and maimed a 71-year-old woman who was standing in the yard of her SeaTac home.  The dogs caused massive injuries and [...]

Often I am asked what is the biggest mistake that personal injury victims can make.  I discuss the most common mistakes that I see representing personal injury victims in my book, “The Ten Biggest Mistakes That Can Wreck Your Washington Accident Case.”  But which one of these mistakes is the biggest? Or the most common?
To [...]

I recently published my third book, “When the Dog Bites: The Essential Guide to Dog Bite Claims in Washington.”  This book is intended to help victims who have been severely injured by a dog, and to also raise awareness about the prevalence of dog bite attacks.
  In this book I explain Washington’s Dog Bite Statute [...]

Understandably, most people have no idea how the claims process works when it comes to evaluating and settling a personal injury claim.  There are some important points to understand.
First, people should understand that there is a big difference between the settlement value of a case and the actual value a jury may determine.  Settlement value is [...]